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US 12,565,363 B2Granted
Beverage container cover assembly
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorCaleb C. Adams
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Abstract
A lid assembly is provided that is configured to enclose a beverage within a beverage container. The lid assembly includes a lid, a lid cover, and one or more magnetically-interfacing elements that bias the lid and lid cover with respect to each other. To reduce spillage, various embodiments reduce contact between surface(s) of the lid and lid cover, and/or include a gasket the selectively seals a vent.
Claims17
A drinking container comprising:
- a bottom panel that defines a bottom-most surface;
- an axis around which the bottom panel is centered;
- a wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel, the wall extending around the axis, the wall and bottom panel collectively partially defining a storage compartment, the wall defining an upper opening opposite the bottom panel;
- a lid coupled to the wall and partially covering the upper opening, the lid defining a drinking opening smaller than the upper opening, the lid comprising a first projection that extends upward away from the bottom panel, wherein the first projection extends circumferentially around and is centered on the axis;
- a lid cover rotatably engaged with the lid, wherein when the lid cover is in a closed position the lid cover occludes the drinking opening, and when the lid cover is in an open position the drinking opening provides fluid communication between the storage compartment and an exterior of the drinking container, the lid cover comprising a first recess circumferentially extending around the axis, wherein the first recess receives the first projection;
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- a biasing element coupled to at least one of the lid and the lid cover, the biasing element biasing the lid cover from transitioning from the closed position to the open position with respect to the lid.
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A drinking container comprising:
- a bottom panel that defines a bottom-most surface;
- an axis around which the bottom panel is centered;
- a wall extending upwardly from the bottom panel, the wall extending around the axis, the wall and bottom panel collectively partially defining a storage compartment, the wall defining an upper opening opposite the bottom panel;
- a lid coupled to the wall and partially covering the upper opening, the lid defining a drinking opening smaller than the upper opening, the lid defining an inner surface that faces inward towards the axis;
- a lid cover rotatably coupled to the lid, the lid comprising an outer surface that faces outward away from the axis, the outer surface and inner surface facing towards each other, the lid cover actuating between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lid, wherein when the lid cover is in the closed position the lid cover occludes the drinking opening, and when the lid cover is in the open position the drinking opening provides fluid communication between the storage compartment and an exterior of the drinking container, wherein the outer surface and the inner surface do not interface when the lid cover is rotated with respect to the lid;
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- a biasing element coupled to at least one of the lid and the lid cover, the biasing element biasing the lid cover from transitioning from the closed position to the open position with respect to the lid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.